pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
as if it weren't already enough
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
sharp; harsh; stinging; thorny; snappy
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years